Hmmmm.... She's dead, Jim.

[lithera]

Claremont on bringing back Psylocke, who died: "Things are sort of locked in place. Will it stay that way? That's what I thought about Phoenix. Things can change."

Asked about Psylocke in another panel, Quesada, who has adopted a dead-is-dead policy, said: "He was going in one direction, and the rule came in at the same time. I love Chris, and if he really wants Psylocke back, he's going to have to talk to me."

LET HER STAY DEAD! *mutters about stupidly redundant slutty ass kicking British-Japanese telepath* DEAD DEAD DEAD!

*ahem*
Sorry about that.

Comments

[anxietygrrl.livejournal.com]

I'm not entirely convinced that a blanket dead-is-dead rule is the way to go, but I do think that if a character is brought back from the dead, they should at least have been dead long enough for the resurrection to mean something. Betsy's definitely not been dead long enough, and for her, though I liked her, frankly I'm comfortable with dead-is-dead.

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[lithera.livejournal.com]

I think that if someone dies, they should stay dead. Honestly. Unless there is an amazingly good reason (like they didn't actually die in the first place and there is a way to work that) they should stay dead.

Besty - statue
Piotr - death ended the Legacy virus

These people shouldn't be able to come back.

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[anxietygrrl.livejournal.com]

I agree on those two characters, definitely. And really, as a general rule. I just don't think storytellers should limit themselves with any kind of 100% all-the-time dead-is-dead blanket policy.

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[lithera.livejournal.com]

There are always exceptions but I haven't seen anyone who might actaully get one yet.